Brosnahan Surname

237,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brosnahan Surname Definition:

(Irish) One who came from Brosna in Kerry; dweller near the Brosna River.

Brosnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:393,54934,518
New Zealand4641:9,7591,700
Ireland1401:33,6352,836
England1111:501,96431,980
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1841:24,0752,644
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Brosnahan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) One who came from Brosna in Kerry; dweller near the Brosna River.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brosnahan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brosnahan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brosnahan occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brosnahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brosnahan is the 237,488th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Brosnahan are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Brosnahan exists in 16 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Brosnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brosnahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brosnahan surname rose 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brosnahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brosnahan are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.29% registered with the party.

The amount Brosnahan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $45,784 CAD per year.

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